The nutritional requirements of infants. Towards EU alignment of reference values: The EURRECA network

Maternal and Child Nutrition

Volumn 6, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages 55-83

  Hermoso, Maria ^a   Tabacchi, Garden ^b   Iglesia Altaba, Iris ^c   Bel Serrat, Silvia ^c   Moreno Aznar, Luis A ^c   García Santos, Yurena ^d   García Luzardo, Ma del Rosario ^d   Santana Salguero, Beatriz ^d   Peña Quintana, Luis ^d,e   Serra Majem, Lluis ^e   Moran, Victoria Hall ^f   Dykes, Fiona ^f   Decsi, Tamás ^g   Benetou, Vassiliki ^h   Plada, Maria ^h   Trichopoulou, Antonia ^h   Raats, Monique M ⁱ   Doets, Esmée L ^j   Berti, Cristiana ^k   Cetin, Irene ^k   Koletzko, Berthold ^a   more..

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MATERNO INFANTIL DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^j WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^k UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

more..

Author keywords

EURRECA; Infants; Nutrient intake values; Nutrient recommendations; Nutrient requirements; Recommended intakes

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM; COPPER; CYANOCOBALAMIN; IODINE; IRON; MAGNESIUM; NICOTINIC ACID; POTASSIUM; PYRIDOXINE; SELENIUM; SODIUM; THIAMINE; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN D; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BREAST MILK; DIETARY INTAKE; DIGESTION; HUMAN; INFANCY; LACTATION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 77957124192     PISSN: 17408695     EISSN: 17408709     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8709.2010.00262.x     Document Type: Article

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